André Coindre

French priest
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Born:
Feb. 26, 1787, Lyon
Died:
May 30, 1826, Blois, Fr. (aged 39)

André Coindre (born Feb. 26, 1787, Lyon—died May 30, 1826, Blois, Fr.) was the founder of the Fratres a Sacratissimo Corde Iesu (Brothers of the Sacred Heart), a Roman Catholic religious order primarily devoted to high school and elementary school education; the brotherhood is also a missionary society. Coindre, in his formative years, witnessed the devastating aftermath of the persecution of the church conducted by French Revolutionary forces. That experience influenced his decisive role in France’s ecclesiastical reconstruction. Educated at the French seminaries in Argentière and in Lyon (1809–12), where he was ordained priest, Coindre zealously began his ministry at ...(100 of 351 words)